davidrb wrote:
Dodd's Camera is still in Cincy? Haven't heard of them for several years. Whatever became of Pete's Photo World? They were big supporters of Frank Wood's Big Bang, ie. the EBN fireworks. Labor Day weekend was always a great photo-op for the folks in the trip-state area. One of the best ops I ever saw was the Conservancy in Eden Park at Easter. That place was so popular it was almost impossible to get near it. Went one year and got turned away by the police. Went to the City View Tavern instead. Aways thought the view from the City View was spectacular, river, city, ex-ways, Mae West, bridges, etc. Porkopolis! What a city it is. "Vaz You Ever In Cincinnati?" is great reading about Cincy in the 19th century. Sunken' Lunken was also a good spot for shooting. Glad to hear the Dodd organization is still kicking.
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I worked for Cord Camera from 2005 until they went out of business in 2014. Cord bought Pete's Photo World in 2005. Pete continued to work for us as an assistant manager until the end. We got a lot of traffic in the stores from people REALLY interested in buying an XXX camera. They would play touchy feely, ask a million questions and get opinions and an education. A week or so later they would come back in with their brand new XXX camera bought online wanting us to explain it to them. Almost all the camera manufacturers control pricing so regardless where you buy it the price is going to be very close to the same.. B&H was always 3 to 5 cents cheaper than we were but often had freed shipping and no tax. This is why the brick and mortar stores are going away.